Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
When you stand with the blessings of your
mother and God, it matters not who
stands against you.
When you sweep the house, you find
everything.
When you sweep the stairs, you start at the
top.
When you take a knife away from a child,
give him a piece of wood instead.
When you talk about future happenings the
devil starts to laugh.
When you talk about the sun, you will see
her beams.
When you tell the truth, have one foot in the
stirrup.
When you think of a rhinoceros, climb a
tree.
When you think you have the wind at your
back, that's when you'll be disappointed.
When you throw dirt, you lose ground.
When you treat someone like a wild cat, he
will steal your chickens.
When you try to stay on the surface of the
water, you sink; but when you try to
sink, you float.
When you try to walk the straight and
narrow you get pebbles in your shoes.
When you uproot vines as you plant vines,
you'll never harvest the grapes.
When you wait for tomorrow it never
comes. When you don't wait for it
tomorrow still comes.
When you wake up in the morning you see
the other person's butt.
When you want to serve your friend, you
can't worry about your belongings.
When you want to test the depths of a
stream, don't use both feet.
When you were born, you cried and the
world rejoiced. Live your life in such a
manner that when you die, the world
cries and you rejoice.
When you were born, you cried and the
world rejoiced. Live your life so that
when you die, the world cries and you
rejoice.
When you will, they wont, when you wont,
712
they will.
When you work with anxiety during the
day, you'll sit up at night with your
thoughts.
When young, it's all dreams; when old, all
memories.
When your beard appears, childhood
disappears.
When your companion is being shaved, put
water.
When your companions get drunk and fight,
take up your hat, and wish them good
night.
When your devil was born, mine was going
to school.
When your enemies attack, bathe in their
blood.
When your enemy falls, don't rejoice -- but
don't pick him up either.
When your finger is in pain, your sight is
not lazy.
When your fortune improves, the columns
of your house appear to be crooked.
When your friend gives your wife an
expensive present, it's time to get
suspicious.
When your hand is in the dog's mouth,
withdraw it gently.
When your horse in on the brink of a
precipice, it is too late to pull the reins.
When your house is on fire you don't choose
who to help you put out the fire.
When your leg is sinking your whole body
should fill it.
When your luck deserts you, even cold food
burns.
When your neighbor burns down, your hurt
is near.
When your neighbor shaves, you start to
wet your cheeks.
When your neighbor walks through your
orchard, the polite thing to do is to
ignore it.
When your neighbor's horse falls into a pit,
you should not rejoice at it, for your own
child may fall into it too.